Marker device



Nov. 28, 1967 J. R. FALCONE ET 3,354,564

MARKER DEVI CE Filed July 2 1965 FIG. I

FIG. 3

FIG. 4

INVENTORS. JOSEPH R. FALCONE. ANTHONY FALCONE JR.

ATTORNEY.

United States Patent 3,354,564 MARKER DEVICE Joseph R. Falcons, 217Cooper Lane, De Witt, NY. 13214, and Anthony Falcone, Jr., 207 GakridgeDrive, Camilius, N31. 134131 Filed July 21, 1965, Ser. No. 473,741 1Claim. (Cl. 46-11) This invention relates to a marker device adapted tobe positioned over the edge of an article and yieldingly engaging thesame.

The device is particularly advantageous in applying temporaryidentification to a number of articles as, for eX- ample, containerssuch as bottles and drinking glasses where a group of persons aresimultaneously served beverages. For example, in bowling alleys themembers of a team frequently consume bottled beverages. My device may beapplied to the top edge of the bottle, and the device formed withnumbers or other means to identify the members of the team. Often athouse parties, drinking glasses are refilled, and it is desirable thatthe same glass is returned to each person who has previously used it.Also, the marker can be applied to such bottles and glasses to identifythe kind of beverage contained therein. The marker device is alsoparticularly useful as an identification means on containers or the likecontaining medication or any preparations for patients in hospitals andnurseries. Advertising indicia may also be carried by the marker device.

The invention has as an object a marker device embodying a structureadapted to be produced in large volume, at negligible cost, from plasticmaterial, the marker including a bifurcated pin member, and a plateformed integral therewith, and which serves to carry the identification,or other indicia, the plate being attached to the bifurcated pin memberby a frangible connection, whereby the plate may be readily severed fromthe pin member and used separately as, for example, a golf ball marker.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations andconstructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is made to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

In the drawings FIGURE 1 is a side view of a marker device embodying myinvention.

FIGURE 2 is an edge view of the device looking to the right, FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a view of the device, similar to FIGURE 1, showing thedevice applied to the top edge of a drinking glass.

FIGURE 4 is a view, similar to FIGURE 3, showing the marker deviceapplied to the top edge of a bottle.

The marker device consists of a bifurcated pin member having an innerleg 10, and an outer leg designated at 11. The legs are connected by abight portion 12. The inner leg depends substantially straightdownwardly from the bight 12, and has a lower portion 13 flaringoutwardly, or in a direction away from the leg 11. The leg 11 is formedat its upper end with an inwardly curved portion 14 connected to adownwardly and outwardly inclined portion 15, which merges with aninwardly curved portion 16. The inwardly curved portion 16 terminates inan outwardly flaring curved portion 17.

A plate 20, shown in the form of a circular disk, is formed integralwith the bifurcated pin member and is connected to the outwardly flaringlower portion 17 of the leg 11 by areas 21 of greatly reduced crosssectional dimension, and forming a frangible connection to the disk 20,whereby the disk 20 can be readily separated from the leg member 11.

The marker member is economically produced by being moulded from hardresilient plastic material. In the arrangement disclosed, the legportion 11 at the joinder of the portions 16, 17, is yieldinglymaintained in close proximity to, or in engagement with, theintermediate portion of the inner leg 10. Due to the diversely flaringend portions 13, 17, of the legs, the device is readily applied over theedge of an article and yieldingly maintains engagement therewith.Preferably, the inner confronting surfaces of the intermediate portionsof the leg members are formed with serrations 23 and which serve to morefirmly afiix the marker to articles, especially those formed of fabricmaterial.

Identification or advertising indicia is applied to the disk 29 by beingprinted or moulded thereon. Due to the formation of the leg 11, the sameengages the outer surface contour of the standard bottle finish. Forexample, the bead 25 at the bottle top is received by the inwardlycurved portion 14. The bumper ring portion 26 of the bottle is engagedby the inclined portion 13 and the inwardly curved portion 16.

The severed disk 20 can be put to various usesfor example, it can markthe position of a golf ball on a putting green, or can be used as acheck disk. It will be understood that the device may be moulded fromplastic material of various colors, which may also serve foridentification.

What I claim is:

A marker device comprising a bifurcated pin member formed of hard,resilient, plastic material and adapted to be positioned over the edgeof an article, one leg of said pin member extending substantiallystraight downwardly from the bight of said pin member, the lower endportion of said leg flaring outwardly, the upper portion of said otherleg contiguous to said bight curving inwardly and merging with anoutwardly inclined portion merging with an inwardly curved portion andterminating in an outwardly flaring lower end portion, the junction ofsaid inwardly curved portion with said outwardly flaring end portionbeing located contiguous to the lower end of the straight portion ofsaid one leg, a plate formed integrally with said pin member and beingconnected to the outwardly flaring lower end portion of said other legby a frangible connection.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,814,436 7/1931 De Saussure4(l23 2,827,719 3/ 8 Nairn. 2,934,843 5/1960 Henchert 40-307 FOREIGNPATENTS 491,642 3/1953 Canada.

11,352 5/ 1906 Great Britain.

EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner.

W. GRIEB, Assistant Examiner.

